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f3llyn t1_ixhayuv wrote

Reply to comment by thegavereguy in My first decent setup by thegavereguy

> and i hope that these last at least a decade

For your sake I hope they do too but Hifimans from the bottom of the line all the way to the top are not known for their build quality. I went through 2 pairs of brand new Sundaras in the space of a month that both had the same issue before deciding to go with a different brand.

I'm not trying to rain on your parade, it's a good set up. This is just something you should be aware of.

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thegavereguy OP t1_ixhs604 wrote

maybe a decade it's not possible but i hope they last a fair bit. What were the failing points on your Sudaras that made you change them?

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f3llyn t1_ixi7p58 wrote

I assume it was weak soldering around the plugs, I never actually found out the cause. For both sets that I had they lost sound in the right ear cup within a weak. And these were supposedly the refreshed design that was supposed to address that issue.

One set was bought through amazon, the other through apos.

You'll notice that there is no protection where the cable plugs into the headphone meaning any little bump or nudge can stress the plug in. This compounds the issue with weak soldering for the connections. Other headphones have a recessed plug that helps protect from this issue.

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